Gilt-bronze Buddha

Description:

Gilt-bronze Buddha, Thailand, seated cross-legged on a double-lotus throne resting on a shaped platform, his back straight and hands in dhyana mudra placed in his lap, he has arched eyebrows, angled nose, and long pointed ears, his head with ushinisha covered with small pointy curls and topped with a flaming cintamani, heavily lacquered and gilt, approx. ht. 33 1/2, wd. 21 1/2 in.
Estimate $2,000-4,000

loss of gilt, severe flaking to some lacquered and gilt layers.


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